Nightclub & Bar Review

Combining nouveau cabaret, eclectic DJ sets and the cream of live indie music with a vibrant design and a cool crowd, Madame Jo Jo’s is the perfect antidote to a city full of bottle service clubs and VIP drama.

Formerly a strip-club in Soho red-light district, the interior is a riot of lipstick reds, Art-Deco lines and intricate details. Although the club is reasonably small and the ceilings are low, there are so many unique flourishes to the design, with lush velvet lounges and a sunken dancefloor, sleek railings and sharp geometric Deco patterns on the walls.

There’s a lot going on at Madame Jo Jo’s, with signature club nights almost every day of the week. The indie night White Heat is especially well-known, and some of the biggest indie bands of the past decade have graced the stage. There’s cabaret and burlesque on for a change of pace (Kitsch Cabaret is a world-famous spectacle), and on other nights DJ’s play a solid selection of everything from Retro classic, Funk + Soul, through to Electro & Indie.

The drinks at Madame Jo Jo’s are reasonably priced, the vibe is extremely cool, and if you like to try things outside of the mainstream box then you’ll dig the vibrant character of this hot little club.